So many great articles on the LeBacle that was ESPN’s “The Decision” that I really want to list them all here. I agree a lot with some, less with others but they are all great reading and should give you some real perspective on James, Dan Gilbert, ESPN, the sports media and the sports public:
Jason Whitlock / FOXSports.com - http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/lebron-james-chasing-celebrity-not-championships-070910
Adrian Wojnarowski / Yahoo! Sports - http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-lebrondecision070910
Alan Sepinwall / Hitfix.com - http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/lebron-james-the-decision-a-review
Scott Raub / Deadspin.com - http://deadspin.com/5583298/lebron-watch-day-50-what-espn-should-have-asked-lebron-james
Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated - http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/07/08/the-lebron-decision/
Will Leitch / NY Magazine - http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2010/07/lebron_react_never_has_being_a.html
Kevin Pelton / Basketball Prospectus - http://www.basketballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=535
Dan LeBatard / Miami Herald - http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/08/1720934/stars-align-and-the-sun-shines.html
Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN.com - http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&page=wojciechowski/100708&sportCat=nba
J.A. Adande / ESPN.com - http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=jalebron-100709